Summary: The adventure genre isn't as robust and well-populated as it has been in past years. With scant an exception, all adventure games these days are found on the PC alone. But there's another fledgling hope for one of gaming's oldest niches, and it comes in the form of a Nintendo DS. With the success of the Phoenix Wright trilogy, as well as more recent critically acclaimed releases like Professor Layton and the Curious Village, adventure gaming has found a new medium on which it can thrive, and this new handheld tradition is continued faithfully and skillfully in the newest offering from Capcom -- Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney.Read Full Article

The bad thing about the series is that it's always impossible to find in any store except for Gamestop or EB Games. For some reason, normal stores like Best Buy or Target never seem to carry them. If this series appeared more often in those stores, I'm sure it would have much higher sales.

I bet I'm the only one who preordered this game (I get an OBJECTION keychain! Rock!)
Well, cool, turned out like I hoped. I'm big fan of the Ace Attorney series, and I've tried some other games in the adventure genre (I played Touch Detective and adored it) and I have to say, this system was built for point-click adventures. There NEEDS to be more.

Maybe I should try Professor Layton next, because I'm really diggin' his hat.

I'm about a case and a half through this so far, but I felt a little crushed when I read "goodbye, Gumshoe!" I hadn't even thought about it, I just always assumed... he would be there... for me...

At any rate, if there's ANY franchise that I hope Capcom runs fully into the ground for the next 15 years, it's the Ace Attorney franchise. As long as the stories stay interesting, I don't care if the gameplay doesn't change at all. I mean, it's not like people stop reading books because they're tired of having to read it on paper every time. Hurry up and make Apollo Justice 2!

1.) This game is FICTION. I repeat. FICTION. I want to say it again to get it through your thick skull. FICTION. By "your" thick skull, I mean the press in general. IT IS FREAKIN' OKAY IF THE LEGAL SYSTEM DIFFERS GREATLY FROM THE REAL ONE. Why? IT IS FICTION!

2.) "Just don't expect any action."
Okay, this is a lawyer sim. It is IMPLIED there is no action. Just like its implied Halo isn't an RPG or Mass Effect is sci-fi. You might as well complain that it lacks voice-actors (it implied DS games generally don't have VAing), or text (text-adventures are implied to have text), or the lawyers (laywer sims have lawyers). You are complaining about something involved about the genre.

Anyways, overall decent review. You kept on stressing Capcom rehashed the gameplay, but I learned to ignore IGN on that issue with some of their other reviews (Halo, anyone? TP? DQVIII? etc.). Plus, I will be playing this game for the story and characters, not the gameplay (well the story/characters IS the gameplay).

The thing I am not excited about is the whole series reset. I mean, I don't mind that there is new a cast, it is just that this cast seems so unappealing. Like a musician prosecutor. Ugghh... I can't complain though until I get the game.

I'm about a case and a half through this so far, but I felt a little crushed when I read "goodbye, Gumshoe!" I hadn't even thought about it, I just always assumed... he would be there... for me...

At any rate, if there's ANY franchise that I hope Capcom runs fully into the ground for the next 15 years, it's the Ace Attorney franchise. As long as the stories stay interesting, I don't care if the gameplay doesn't change at all. I mean, it's not like people stop reading books because they're tired of having to read it on paper every time. Hurry up and make Apollo Justice 2!

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SPOILERS:

Gumshoe makes an appearance (He IS NOT the main detective though, he appears like once).

I just got the game yesterday and I'm a case through! I'm dissapointed that you can't show people profiles to get the scoop on them anymore. It only happens occaionly when playing through a court room phase. Overall, a fun game! Does anyone know if there will be a sequel to this one?

I just got the game yesterday and I'm a case through! I'm dissapointed that you can't show people profiles to get the scoop on them anymore. It only happens occaionly when playing through a court room phase. Overall, a fun game! Does anyone know if there will be a sequel to this one?

There has been talk and speculation for a Wii title but that is all. Seems that most fans would like to keep the games DS based. The only way that these could ever appear on Wii is if the go the way of Trauma Center but supply a use for the Wiimote.

Aah i can't wait to get this... but man i can't get this anywhere where i live... and internet buyz don't even get here ;___;

If this comes to the wii, it shouldn't have 3-D it should be anime-style, but with the same graphics.

I think that if it comes to the wii, they should change the cast specially. And then they could add some twists like autopsy informs, bribery for evidence, fights with the clients...

Oh, and for those who are complaining about the
"No action" comments, i'm pretty sure they're not criticizing, they're just making it clear for new players that your not going to evade bullets while looking for evidence.

im currently playing it right now and i am only on the first case....all i can say is that it is already amazing.

If the series ever came to Wii, i would phoenix to come back as lead and have Apollo be a secondary character with his own cases as well.

The game should be 2D/3D with 3D back grounds to interact with and possibly 3D characters to move around when investigating crime scenes...It would be in a cel shaded style to suit the anime/wii console style well. During court, it would have the 2D sprites but more detailed and all the evidence would be in 3D to inspect (like in Apollo Justice)

Oh, and they could introduce voice acting and anime cut scenes, as well as WiiSpeak support to keep those awesome 'OBJECTION" and "TAKE THAT" commands. (it needs more support anyways.)

Also, online would be awesome and would just complete the whole package. They could have one person trying to win against the other in downloadable cases. sounds cool to me, and it sounds very easy and possible to do. CMON CAPCOM, GIMME MY DREAM GAME

REALLY a 8.3! IS IGN RETRADED! THEY GAVE PHOENIX WRIGHT A 7.8 AND SAY THIS PLOT IS AMAZING AND THE SOUNDTRACK IS GOOD BUT THE ORGINAL PHOENIX WRIGHT WAS BETTER. ALSO THE THIS GAME IS SUPER SHORT AND REALLY EASY. IT ONLY HAS 4 EPISODS ( AS COMPARED TO 5 BACK THAN) AND THIS GAME JUST MEANS U NEED COMMON SENSE! GOD IGN UR EDITORS ARE MENTALLY CHALLGED! ALL OF THEM.